{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["15"],"submitter":["Gao H"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Dopamine agonists (DAs) are the first-line treatment for prolactinomas, which account for 25-30% of functioning pituitary adenomas, and bromocriptine (BRC) is the only commercially available DAs in China. However, tumors are resistant to therapy in 5-18% of patients.<h4>Methods</h4>The exomes of six responsive prolactinomas and six resistant prolactinomas were analyzed by whole-exome sequencing.<h4>Results</h4>Using stringent variant calling and filtering parameters, ten somatic variants that were mainly associated with DNA repair or protein metabolic processes were identified. New resistant variants were identified in multiple genes including PRDM2, PRG4, MUC4, DSPP, DPCR1, RP1L1, MX2, POTEF, C1orf170, and KRTAP10-3. The expression of these genes was then quantified by "],"journal":["BMC cancer"],"pagination":["272"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC4407330"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Lower PRDM2 expression is associated with dopamine-agonist resistance and tumor recurrence in prolactinomas."],"pmcid":["PMC4407330"],"pubmed_authors":["Cao L","Hong L","Gui S","Li C","Feng J","Zhang Y","Wang F","Gao H","Bai J","Lan X"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Lower PRDM2 expression is associated with dopamine-agonist resistance and tumor recurrence in prolactinomas.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Dopamine agonists (DAs) are the first-line treatment for prolactinomas, which account for 25-30% of functioning pituitary adenomas, and bromocriptine (BRC) is the only commercially available DAs in China. However, tumors are resistant to therapy in 5-18% of patients.<h4>Methods</h4>The exomes of six responsive prolactinomas and six resistant prolactinomas were analyzed by whole-exome sequencing.<h4>Results</h4>Using stringent variant calling and filtering parameters, ten somatic variants that were mainly associated with DNA repair or protein metabolic processes were identified. New resistant variants were identified in multiple genes including PRDM2, PRG4, MUC4, DSPP, DPCR1, RP1L1, MX2, POTEF, C1orf170, and KRTAP10-3. The expression of these genes was then quantified by ","dates":{"release":"2015-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2015 Apr","modification":"2026-06-06T03:26:57.695Z","creation":"2019-03-27T01:50:23Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC4407330","cross_references":{"pubmed":["25884948"],"doi":["10.1186/s12885-015-1267-0"]}}